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Taliban, Haqqani network members roam free in Pakistan: Pentagon
[PAKISTANTODAY.PK] In its first report submitted to the United States (US) Congress since Washington adopted a new strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia, the US Defence Department said that the Taliban...Arabic for students... and the Haqqani network  are roaming free in Pakistain."Although Pak military operations have disrupted some Death Eater sanctuaries, certain Death Eater groups such as the Taliban and the Haqqani network retains freedom of movement in Pakistain. The US continues to convey to all levels of Pak leadership the importance of taking action against all terrorist and Death Eater groups," Tolo News quoted the report as saying. The Pentagon also said that terrorist safe havens along the Durand Line and the presence of hard boyz in Afghanistan are threatening the stability of the region. "The Afghanistan-Pakistain border region remains a sanctuary for various groups, including al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), the Haqqani network, Lashkar-e-Taiba  ...the Army of the Pure,an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI... , Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP), ISIS-K, and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Sanctuary on the Pak side and presence on the Afghan side remain security challenges for both countries and pose a threat to regional security and stability," the report added. The report said that Afghanistan was fighting Lions of Islam who were being empowered from outside the country. "Afghanistan continues to face an externally enabled and resilient insurgency. As Afghanistan completes its third year of full responsibility for the security of the country, Afghan forces have shown determination and growing capability in their fight against the Taliban-led insurgency," the Pentagon report said. Posted by: Fred 2017-12-17 |
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